最近，王先生因为牙齿痛，预约了两天的牙科检查和治疗，还跟公司请了带薪病假。
后来，牙科诊所因为安全检查的原因取消了王先生第一天的预约，而王先生自己把第二天的预约也取消了。
虽然牙科预约都取消了，王先生却没有向公司申请取消病假，而是去了香港旅游，还在微信分享自己的旅游照片。
公司发现了他在微信的旅游照片，要求他提供这两天的看病记录。
因为王先生没有办法提供，公司认为他严重违反了公司的规定，把他开除了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 牙齿 | yá chǐ | tooth / dental |
| 痛 | tòng | ache / pain / sorrow |
| 预约 | yù yuē | to book / to make an appointment |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 牙 | yá | tooth / ivory |
| 科 | kē | branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | inspection |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 治疗 | zhì liáo | medical treatment / therapy |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 跟 | gēn | with / compared with / to / towards |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask / to request |
| 带 | dài | to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring |
| 薪 | xīn | (literary) firewood; fuel / (bound form) salary |
| 病 | bìng | illness / disease / defect |
| 假 | jià | vacation |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 诊所 | zhěn suǒ | clinic |
| 安全 | ān quán | safety; security |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause / origin / root cause / reason |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind |
| 第一 | dì yī | first |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | next day / the morrow |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |
| 向 | xiàng | towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along |
| 申请 | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 香港 | Xiāng gǎng | Hong Kong |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 微信 | Wēi xìn | Weixin or WeChat |
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (let others have some of sth good) |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph / picture |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor / to see a patient |
| 记录 | jì lù | record (written account) / record (in sports etc) |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 严重 | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 违反 | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 规定 | guī dìng | regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 开除 | kāi chú | to expel (a member of an organization) / to fire (an employee) |